as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Recent Examples of maybe
Each ticket cost $500 (equivalent of maybe $2,500 now).
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, except maybe Google.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Call me a romantic, but maybe our predilection for blue space is actually a deep calling, of sorts.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
While your house's main job is to be a comfortable spot to land after a long day, there are still plenty of decorative touches throughout the home, maybe some inspired by Hallie's California-meets-western style.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, except maybe Google.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Call me a romantic, but maybe our predilection for blue space is actually a deep calling, of sorts.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
While your house's main job is to be a comfortable spot to land after a long day, there are still plenty of decorative touches throughout the home, maybe some inspired by Hallie's California-meets-western style.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
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Cook’s all-too-brief career is perhaps the most frustrating what-if in Cincinnati sports history.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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In perhaps the most visible example of the challenges ahead for Ah Yun, union members lined the entrance into the Al McGuire Center, passing out pro-union sheets to those headed inside for the inauguration.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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State leaders have also lambasted school administrators for possibly drawing from an unusually high infusion of federal money that districts received in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The man also had a black backpack and wore fingerless gloves, police said, and was seen driving toward a park exit in a black, four-door sedan, possibly a Mazda, with a license plate possibly covered with electrical or duct tape.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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The most favorable states probably are South Dakota, Nevada, Alaska, and Delaware, but don’t rule out others.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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By contrast, the images of gay men are more physically suggestive but romantically ambiguous, probably because, although men’s bodies were less policed than women’s, male homosexuality was more widely criminalized.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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